Fenway: Under Senate Plan Among 22 Million Would Lose Health Insurance
LGBT & PLWH Disproportionately Affected by It BOSTON—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a U.S. Senate bill to…
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Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth Celebrates 25th Anniversary
BOSTON—The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth swore in swear in new members and released a set of policy recommendations at a ceremony celebrating the 25th…
New Study Highlights Disparities in Health Care Experienced by Transgender Patients
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care identifies areas for improvement for transgender patients By: Jenna Spinelle/TRT Reporter— BOSTON—Massachusetts is known as a leader in providing health care…
Report: Transgender Experiences in Sex Work, Decriminalization Recommended
New Data Shows Harms to the Community, Population At High-risk for HIV NEW YORK—The Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE),…
What the Federal Government Can do to Improve LGBT Health
By Sean Cahill*— In the last five years, the federal government has taken significant steps toward recognizing and addressing health disparities that affect lesbian, gay,…
“Giving Out” to LGBT Organizations of Color
By: Corey Yarbrough* Five years ago, I was one of many Black gay men in Boston searching for community. Attending local lesbian, bisexual, gay, and…
A Brief History of HIV/AIDS & the LGBTQ Community
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Harvard Law School Hosts Second Annual Lesbians of Color Symposium
Community gathers to celebrate, strengthen through workshops and dialogue By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– The Second Annual Lesbians of Color Symposium (LOCS) was held at Harvard…
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project: Lawmakers Need to Create LGBT Elder Commission
BOSTON, Mass. —Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging Project called on lawmakers to create an LGBT Elder Commission to study and recommend ways to meet…
HRC: Landmark Survey of LGBT Youth, Great Disparities Found
New HRC President Chad Griffin calls tremendous disparities between LGBT and straight young people a call to action WASHINGTON – Today the Human Rights Campaign – the…